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| Marisa Puthoff |
Chirp, an integrated marketing, communications, PR and digital agency, has appointed Marisa Puthoff to partner, client success. Marisa joins Chirp from Edelman, where she was an executive VP and client strategist for the South region, most recently serving as client relationship manager for Bridgestone Americas and CKE Restaurants. She has also served on Edelman’s business marketing US leadership team. At Chirp, Puthoff will work to ensure a client-centric approach across the business. Chirp managing partner says that Puthoff’s hire is part of the agency’s drive to bring on “multi-dimensional, senior marketing talent to enhance client success and deliver results that matter.”
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| Hani Durzy |
Move, Inc., a News Corp company that operates realtor.com and other real estate industry services and brands, has brought on Hani Durzy as VP-communications. Durzy joins Move from Samsung NEXT, the company’s innovation group, where he served as vice president/head of marketing & communications. He was previously vice president, strategic communications at Pandora and senior director corporate communications at LinkedIn. In his new post, Durzy is responsible for all elements of Move, Inc.’s communications, internally and externally.
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IMAX Corporation has appointed Brett Harriss as senior VP of investor relations. Harriss joins IMAX from GAMCO Investors, where he was a senior VP, covering the media and entertainment industry, including eight years covering IMAX. He has also served as director of research for Gabelli’s sell-side research department, and acted as portfolio manager of the Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund. In his new role, Harriss will oversee the Company’s global investor relations strategy and serve as its lead with the investment community. He'll be based in the company’s New York office.
August brings on Andrew Jarrell as a managing director in its New York office. Jarrell comes to the agency from Group Gordon, where he most recently served as chief strategy officer... PSD, which produces activewear and underwear worn by and made for professional athletes, hires Dan Harbison as SVP of marketing and Monica Lin as VP of brand marketing... UKG, an AI platform that combines HR, pay and workforce management, names Vitor De Souza chief communications officer. 
Dezenhall Resources brings on Jessica DeLoach as VP. DeLoach was previously deputy director of public and media relations at the Southern Poverty Law Center... Crowe Media hires Alissa Kasawdish as senior integrated PR manager. Kasawdish was previously an account supervisor at J/PR... Benefitbay, a SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
Catherine Sullivan, global chief communications officer at Burson, has exited the WPP unit after a 12-year run.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation hires Amy Martin Ziegenfuss as CMO, effective June 3. Ziegenfuss was most recently CMO at Carnival Cruise Line... Narrative Strategies brings on Hanna Beckman and Rich Casale as senior directors... Grayling has appointed Maury Postal as EVP, creative strategy and innovation services... HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), an educational publisher and technology company focused on K–12 education, assessments and professional learning, names Jessica Naeve CMO.
Brunswick Group has announced that Teneo's Christian Buss and Netflix's Paul Shaw have joined the firm as partners in San Francisco.
